1972–73 QMJHL season

The 1972–73 QMJHL season was the fourth season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The summer of 1972 saw the departure of the Saint-Jérôme Alouettes and the Verdun Maple Leafs from the league, reducing the circuit to eight teams. In an off-season lawsuit between the QMJHL and the OHA, the QMJHL gained a team, when the Montreal Junior Canadiens transferred leagues.

Michel Brière Memorial Trophy is first awarded to the league's most valuable player in honour of Michel Brière, who was killed in a car accident. Nine teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The Quebec Remparts finished first place in the regular season, and won the President's Cup, defeating the Cornwall Royals in the finals.

Team changes

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

Overall GP W L T Pts GF GA
Quebec Remparts 64 49 11 4 102 448 230
Cornwall Royals 64 43 19 2 88 365 253
Sorel Éperviers 64 38 23 3 79 398 362
Shawinigan Bruins 64 28 34 2 70 301 278
Sherbrooke Castors 64 28 34 2 58 278 309
Laval National 64 28 35 1 57 301 377
Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge 64 26 35 3 55 297 319
Trois-Rivières Ducs 64 18 44 2 38 294 372
Drummondville Rangers 64 14 49 1 29 292 474

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Andre Savard Quebec Remparts 56 67 84 151 147
Jacques Locas Quebec Remparts 62 68 75 143 79
Pierre Laganiere Sherbrooke Castors 61 45 86 131 32
Guy Chouinard Quebec Remparts 59 43 86 129 11
Jacques Cossette Sorel Éperviers 64 61 66 127 194
Yvon Dupuis Quebec Remparts 62 50 76 126 56
Dennis Desgagnes Sorel Éperviers 60 48 75 123 78
Michel Deziel Sorel Éperviers 64 50 72 122 49
Pierre Larouche Sorel Éperviers 63 52 62 114 44
Claude Larose Drummondville Rangers 61 63 50 113 12

Playoffs

Andre Savard was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 42 points (18 goals, 24 assists).

Quarterfinals
  • Quebec Remparts defeated Trois-Rivières Ducs 4 games to 0.
  • Cornwall Royals defeated Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge 4 games to 0.
  • Sorel Éperviers defeated Laval National 4 games to 1.
  • Sherbrooke Castors defeated Shawinigan Bruins 4 games to 0.
Semifinals
  • Quebec Remparts defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 0.
  • Cornwall Royals defeated Sorel Éperviers 4 games to 1.
Finals
  • Quebec Remparts defeated Cornwall Royals 4 games to 3.

All-star teams

First team
Second team

Trophies and awards

Team
Player

See also

References

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